古德明英語軍事小故事：美國的仇日情緒 (中英對照)
古德明《征服英語》之英語軍事故事，古德明，香港英語教育作家，他開了一個《征服英語專欄》，在專欄中專門用英語寫了世界近代史上的軍事小故事，用英語講述歷史中那些驚心動魄的戰(zhàn)爭。
美國的仇日情緒
japan's surprise attack on pearl harbor in 1941 provoked a craving for revenge in the united states. the press helped to stir up a hate campaign against the one percent of the population who were japanese."why treat the japs well over here?" asked a columnist."personally i hate the japanese, and that goes for all of them."
while newspaper cartoons daily depicted the japanese foe in sinister stereotypes, gramophone records were released with such titles as we're gonna have to slap the dirty little jap. signs posted in barber shops announced,"japs shaved. not responsible for accidents", and japanese americans were refused tables in restaurants.
all this culminated in an official round-up of people of japanese descent, who were held behind barbed wire at relocation centres around the country.
一九四一年日本偷襲珍珠港,美國朝野渴望復(fù)仇。報刊也助長仇恨情緒,針對的是占美國百分之一人口的日本裔人。有專欄作家說:「為什么要善待這里的日本鬼?我痛恨日本人,沒有例外。」
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